The Kafka Effekt

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Summary: The Horrors of Mundane Life
Review: You will encounter contradictions, illogical situtations and unnecessary roughness should you decide to test the limits of the Kafka Effekt. I personally know at least one person who has become obsessed with this work and does nothing at all without first consulting this enigmatic, yet prophetic text.

This collection of mind-bending short stories is in the absurdist and surrealist tradition. Take for instance the tragic account of Hogan Marsupial, a very serious man who tries to become a comedian. Also meet Dr. Thunderlove a pediatrician whose eyes are on stalks like a lobster and says to his fearful patients, "If you can't handle my eyeballs right now, when you grow up-how do you expect to handle the real world?"

Wilson is a master of exposing the horrors of mundane life. From the fear of public urination to the frustrations of simply trying to communicate with another person Wilson's odd tales are discomforting more from their familiarity than thier strangeness.